Fender



Feb. 6, 1923. 1,444,496. P. A, CONNELLY.

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FENDER.

FILED FEB. 7, 192]. 2 SHEETSSl- IEET 2- INVENTOR n" A f Q16 A'FI'ORNEY PETER A. CONNELLY, OF NORTH BEND, GHIO.

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Application filed February '7, 1921.

To all whom it may concern:

E6 it known that 1, PETER A. Connunm', a citizen. oi the lhiited tates, residing at North Bend, in the county of Hamilton and State of ()hio, have invented new and use ful improvements in Fenders, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to attachu'ients disk or other plow devices used in the cultivation "of growing grain, and has for its object the provisionoi' fenders adapted to press down weeds so that they will be covered by the soil thrown up by the disks or shovels of the plow device, the fender being of such material and so constructed and arranged as not to bend down or otherwise injure the growing corn.

An important object is the provision of a device of this character which is adjustable as to length, tension, and other details.

An additional object is the provision of a device of this character which will be sinr ple and. inexpensive in construction, l ighly efi'icient in use, durable in service, and a general improvement in the art.

lVith the above and other objects and advantages in view, the invention consists in the details of construction to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which Figure 1 is a plan view showing my lender arrangement a aplied,

Figure is side elevation,

Figure 3 is a detailed elevation of a portion of one side of the plow frame showing the mounting of the fenders,

Figure 4 is an enlarged plan view of the parts shown in Figure 3 and Figure 5 is a fragmentary detail view showing the mounting of the fender rods.

Referring more particularly to the draw ings, the letter A designates broadly the flame of a disk or shovelplow of the type used in the cultivation of corn, this fra including side bars B, one or more end bars G, and shovels or disks 1), the shovels being shown in the present instance. This device is of course equipped with suitable draft means and would naturally include various details common to devices of this character, but as such are not essential to a proper understanding of the invention, they are not dwelt upon.

In carrying out my invention I provide a pair of fenders 10 which. are mounted upon Serial No. la- 3,1 18.

to the ground.

Secured upon each frame bar B is a plate 11 held in place by means of suitable belts or the like. At one end of each plate is a sleeve 12 which extends vertically and journaled through this sleeve is a short rod 13 which is prevented from upward sliding movement by a washer 14. secured thereon and bearing against the lower end of the sleeve 12. Likewise secured upon each rod 13 is a similar washer 15 engaging against the upper end of the sleeve -for preventing downward moiernent oi the rod. Above the sleeve each rod 13 is formed with a laterally bent arm 16 with the free end oi which connected a coil spring 17 which has its other end connected with a short post or lug 18 formed on the plate 11. On the plate 11 is an uostanding post 18 serving as a stop for the arm 16 to prevent inward swinging oi? the tenders.

F lidably mounted upon the lower portion of each rod that is below the sleeve. is a, block or collar 19 held in adjusted position upon the rod 13, by a s t screw 20, and this block is formed with a hole 21 through which slidably adjustably passed the forward end of the fender 10, the fender being held in adjusted position as by a suitable set screw 22.

When the parts are cnmstruetml and arranged as above described, it will be seen that the fender 10 may move apart when they or to a. ii at growing" corn k as it is known that stalks are sufficiently strong and stiff as to resist beneing by the tenders. The engagement of the i'eiuilers with the woods, grass and the like will. lwwever, cause such matter to bend over onto the ground so that the dirt thrown up by the shovels or disk D will tall upon and cover the weeds and grass. The length of the tenders is regulated by means of this adjustable engagement with the blocks 19 and the vertical position is regulated by means of the adjustment of the blocks 19 upon the rods i? so that the rear end portions oi" the fenders may be brought close to the ground and parallel therewith. In actual practice it is preferable that the rear ends the iFGlll'lOl-S be flattened, indicated at 93 where they trail upon the ground. As the fenders are arranged in if-shape, it Will be apparent that all the weeds and grass will be engaged thereby and pressed down.

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is of course tobe understood that I reserve the right to make such changes in the form, construction, and arrangement of parts as Will not depart from the spirit ot' the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

Having thus described my invention, I

claim:

1. In combination with a plow device including a frame and a plurality of ground engaging members carried thereby, a tender device comprising brackets secured upon the frame, a pair of upright rods rotatably mounted ithin said brackets, spring means for opposing rotation of said rods, sleeve members vertically slidably and ro-tatably adjustably mounted upon said rods, and re silient rods longitudinally adjustably mounted Within said sleeve members.

2. In combination with a plow device including a frame and ground engaging memadjustably connected with said sleeve members.

In testimony whereof I atfix my slgnature.

PETER A. CONNELLY, 

